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; do hereby declare the following. to bea full, clear, and exact. description of-the invent amass 'rnoiins KELLY,'0F DENVER, COLORADO.

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Be'it known that vI, THOMAS J ..I r iLLv, a. citizen of the United -.S tates, reslding at- Denver, in the county ofDenver and State .of Colo ado, have invented certain 'new and useful improvements in-Tire-Locks; and I tion, such 3.S Will enable others skilledjin the artto which: it appertains to make-anduse thesamaw' j'. This: invention =relates to improvements in means for fastening tire rims tothe :body of carlwheels, -andan object ofthe-invention is to: provide "a plurality" of suchufasteningmeans spaced soas to leave the greater'part of the jointbetween'therimand the body of the wheel visible:

A further object of the inventionisto so form.the fastening means as to distribute the strain over -'comparatively {a large area and remove suchstrain frombolts.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel construc-' on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the means of securing the key to-the wheel body. 3

is an enlarged detail vertical section of the wheel showing the connecting key in position: Fig. i is' an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the invention, and Fi 5 is a perspective detail of the fastening lkey. Like-characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several news Heretofore the means used in 'racticefor.

fastening the rim to'the hub 0 ,the wheel has required the use of bolts, and when undue strain is brought to bear upon the rim .of the'wheel it has been found that these bolts will shear and an accident is the result of said construction.

My present invention aims to remove the strain from bolts and distribute it more .evenly over the area of-a key which will not rim into w ich recesses a suitable key is Spe'cification of Letters Patent. -:A pp1i c ation filedluly '9, 1912. Seria1No.--708,501.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

upon the key.

In the following detailed description one specific embodiment of the invention is shown. 3

In the drawings 1 repres'entsthe wheel body which may be formed as a disk or a I positioned, the. strain being designed tocome spoke aslthe casemay be.- Formed integral I with the body 1 and extending around theentire periphery thereof-is a flange. 2, \the of the'ri-m 4 of the wheel. Formed integral with'the body 1 is a plurality of arcuate flanges or. lugs 3-extending from the surfaceofthe body 1 at any desirable angle. 'Although four such lugshave been shown it purpose of which is to-limit the movement is to be'understood that any numberand arrangement of such lugs. could be used as long as. parts of the joint between the body 1 and the rim 4 are visible. The rim 4 having the ordinary tread and flange has formed on its sides shouldered rece'sses 5 and 6 which are defined by an integrally extending flange 7, the inner face of the flange 7 being designed to fit tightly against the outer periphery of thewheel 1. As shown here the flange 2 is designed to be received by a shouldered recess 5, it being understood of' course thatfiange 2 and recess 5 can be made ofany desirable dimensions. Formed between the inner surface of the extending lug 3 and the shouldered recess 6 is a key recess 8 into which is placed a key 9 which has formed at one end thereof a rectangular lug l0 and at the other end thereof a flattened portion 1].- provided with ahole or opening 12, that part of the key 9, extend ing between. the ends 10 and 11 bei'ngpro- -vided with a beveled face 13 which is designed to fit accuratelyagainst the inner surface of extending lug 3. As shown in Fig. 5 this key may be made in a straight piece withparallel sides, in which event the material from which the key is formed must necessarily be soft enough to bend as it is driven into the recess 8. This key is preferably made of a soft material which will readily absorb the shock to which the wheel is subjected, although it is to be understood that the key may be made of harder material, in which event it would be necessary either to machine member 9 in arcuate form in the first instanceor bend it prior to placing it in recess 8.

In assembling this wheel the rim 4. is

slipped around the outer periphery of wheel body 1 until the shouldered recess 5 engages the flange 2 on the body 1. If necessary of course the periphery of the body 1 and the inner surface of the flange T'may be given a slight taper. the shouldered recess 5 there will be a se-' ries of recesses 8 forced between flanges 3 and shouldered recesses 6 into which the key 9 is forced, the shoulder .10 being designed. to abut oneendiof the lug 3. To hold key 9 in position a bolt 14: is passed through the body of the wheel and secured by; a nut on the-reverse side of the body 1. Then a screw bolt'15 is passed through opening 12. As shown in Fig. 5 the flattened end llis bent forward at a slight angle from the plane of the back of key 9, the position of the plane. being-shown by dottedrli ne 16. vThe object of bending this 'fiattened end 11 forward is to provide for a simple means oflocking the head of bolt 15. By the construction shown it will beiseen that the strain isremovedalmost entirely from bolts and thrown upon a key having a comparatively large surface. "Also the i greater part of the joint between the rim and the body of the wheel is visibleiso that any l'ooseness can be readilyperfected. Further, by having the greater part ofthis joint visible and easily reached it is possible to slip very thin pieces of sheet metal be.- tween the rim and the wheel body when the same becomes somewhat separateddueto normal wearing.

What I'claim is: w r 1. In a two-part wheel, a wheel body, a-

tire rim, means secured to corresponding edges of said rim and body preventing relative movement. therebetween, lugs progectmg from said body outwardly at an angle to theface of said body, an angular recess formed 7 between said lugs and mm, and a strip inserted within said recess for holdin saidrim and wheel in forced relation,.said strip having the same general cross action as the recess.

2. In a two-part wheel, a-wheel body, a. tire rim, means secured to said body and engaging said rim for preventing relative movement ,therebetween, lugs projecting from said body at an angle therefrom, recesses formed between said lugsan'd saidrims, a strip beveled on one" edge to con- When the flange 2 engages body;

isaidzrim andiwheel in fixed position.

'rim, a wheel b y,

said; body, a tire rim, means .pluralityof recesses lugsiandsaid'rim, a plurality of strips 1nsaid wheel, and a and engaging said form to the other of said recesses, and means ;formed on one end of said strips for securmg and, wheel bodyareheld in fixed relation.

3'.-"In1a;,wh eelprov ided with a.-,removable tire, a wheel body, 'a flange on said body,

said strip to the wheel, whereby the rim projectinglugs extending fromsaid wheel body, a tire rim, for engaging said fiang'e,.and means associated with said rim and lugs for retaining the rim and wheelin. fixed relation.

'4. In a wheel provided with a removable tire, a whe'el'body, a'flange formed onsaid body, rim, a shoulderedside of said rim, one recess positioned to receive saidflange, a recess formed by said projecting-lug andith'e other shouldered recess, :and .means received in tioned recess for holding said rim and wheel in fixedirelatiom 5 side oisaid .ririnfor engaging said lug, a plurahty oirirregularrecesses m cross secto saidwheel body and contamed- EWlthlIl rovided wlth a removable a flange on'said body, a plurality of. arcuate lugs projecting from 1 6. l' In a wheel side of said rim for engaging said flange, a formed between said sorted in said-recesses, and means preventing the accidental removal of-said strips; f

7. In astrip for fastening "a to a car wheel body, a beveled edge formed on one edge of said strip, 2. lug projecting from one end of saidstrip and terminating said bevel, aflattened portion formed on the other end and providedwith an opening, a bolt passingithrough said opening and secured to bolt secured to said body ward movement of the strip.

In testimon whereoi'iaflix my in presenceo two witnesses. i v TTHOMAS J. KELLY.

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means carried by the rim- 5.11m wheel provided w'th a removable -tire',a. a 'wheelI.-body,y aflange "formed on said a plurality of arcuate lugs projecting I =.from said body, a tire rim, and means on'one projectinglugs on said body, a tire recess formed on either said last, mentioniforniedibetween said lugs and said rim, and-,stnpa-Ysecured g 1 said recesses for holding formed on. one:

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